Combination funnel and can opener



COMBINATION FUNNEL AND CAN OPENER Filed May 3l, 1954 swam/bo@ Patented Apr. 7, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

The invention relates to a combined funnel and can opener designed to dispense oil into the crank cases of automobiles and also for other purposes, and has for its principal object the provision of a funnel adapted to receive a sealed can of oil or the like and provided with means for cutting an opening in the bottom of the can or container to decant the contents, the invention provided with means whereby the container or can will be forced against a cutting blade secured in the funnel, said forcing means comprising a lever fulcrumed on the funnel and having a cutting blade secured thereto to cut a vent opening in the top of the can.

The invention will be described in detail hereinafter and will be found illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a top plan View of the improved funnel and can opener,

Figure 2 is a sectional View substantially on a plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional View on a plane indicated by the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

In the drawing similar reference characters are used to designate corresponding parts in all of the views.

It has become the practice in recent years of manufacturers of lubricating oils and the like to put up their products in sealed cans so as to insure the motorist securing the proper oil for his vehicle. There has not been a satisfactory means for decanting the oil from these sealed cans, and this invention has for its principal object the provision of a device so constructed that the sealed can may be placed in the device and opened for discharge of the contents of the can into the crank case of the automobile engine or for other purposes.

The invention comprises a funnel member I having a cylindrical receptacle II adapted to receive a can or container I 2 holding a stated quantity of oil or other liquid to be dispensed. I3 indicates a spout for the funnel I 0 that is connected with the lower ends of the Walls of the receptacle II by inclined walls I4.

' Secured in the receptacle II and to the Wall thereof by means of bolts or rivets I5 is a flat shank I6 having its lower end formed in a returned loop Il with the end portion providing a blade I8 substantially on a horizontal plane, and 5 the extremity tapered as shown at I9 and upwardly bent as shown at 20.

Secured also to the bolts or rivets I5 is a bracket 2| on which is pivoted a lever 22 as shown at 23, said lever being provided with an offset por- 10 tion 24 adjacent to the riveted end, and a cutting blade 25 is secured to said lever.

In operation the container or can I2 is placed in the receptacle II and rests on the point of the knife blade I6. The lever 22 is then moved 15 downwardly against the can or container I2 and the offset portion 24 will first engage the can and by pressing downwardly on the lever it will be forced against the point 20 and the sides of the horizontal portion I8 of the blade I6 cutting 0 an opening in the bottom of the can for discharge of the contents through the spout I3.

By continuing the downward movement of the lever 22 the knife blade 25 will cut the top of the can providing a vent opening therein. 25

What is claimed is:-

1. A dispensing device, comprising a receptacle adapted to receive a sealed container of material, a fiat shank rigidly secured to the inner face of the side wall of the receptacle, the lower end 0 of said shank being bent into a circular loop eX- tending inwardly of the receptacle, the free end of said looped portion being tapered and its extremity extended upwardly, said loop and tapered end providing a cutting blade to cut a dispensing opening in the inserted end of the container when forced thereagainst, a lever fulcrumed on the receptacle to engage the outer end of the container and force its inserted end against the cutting blade, and a spout communicating with the receptacle-below the cutting blade.

2. A dispensing device as in claim 1, the lever provided with a cutting blade to cut a vent opening in the outer end of the container.

CYRUS J. FARRAR. 

